GSPCA German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America

Versatility Certificate (VC) and Versatility Certificate Advanced (VCA) Criteria

Effective January 2021
Points Conformation Field Hunt/
Water Test		 Obedience/
Rally/Therapy		 Agility/Flyball/
Dock Diving
 Tracking/
Scent Work
 Other (Barn Hunt/
FastCat/ Coursing)
6 National Show Champion or BIS (must have CH in either case) NFC or (FC & AFC) or GFC or GAFC UDX or Higher (UDX-P, OTCH, etc) or RACH MACH or PACH or FTC or FTCP or ONYX CT or SWME or any higher-level scent title with Handler Elite Discrimination
5 Best in Specialty Show or Sporting Group One (Must have a CH in either case) or GCH FC or AFC MH or MH-R UD or PUTD or (RM & RAE) or THDD MX or MXP or MXJ or MJP or (DMX & DEX) or (AMX & AEX) VST or SWM or Master Handler Discrimination
4 CH SH or SH-R CDX or PCDX or RAE or RM or THDX AX or AXP or FM or DMX or DEX or AMX or AEX TDX or
SAR-U or SAR-W or SWE or SHDEE
3 10 Championship Points with a Major Field Major RDX RE AXJ or AJP or XF or DMA or DEA or AMA or AEA TDU or SWA or SHDAE or any two Elite Odor titles
2 At least one Major Broke Points JH or RD or JH-R CD or RA or PCD or THDA OA, OAJ, OF, OAP, OJP or OFP (Two required) – or FDCH or DM or DE or AM or AE TD or SWN or SHDNE RATS
1 5 Championship Points, No Major required Any Field Points NRD RN or BN NA, NAJ, NF, NAP, NJP or NFPNFP (Two required) or DJ or DS or AJ or AS Tracking
Certificate or SCN or SIN or SBN or SEN or SHDN		 CAA or BCAT
Only Highest Point
total from each area will be counted (e.g. a dog with a MH/RDX earns 5 points
in hunt; a dog with a CD and RAE earns 4 points, etc).
GSPCA Versatility Certificate (GSPCA VC) requires 7 points, including minimally at least one point from each of THREE columns, one being a 4-point or higher value award from those three columns. At least one point must come from either the Field Column or the Hunt Column (The GSPCA RD and RDX also count for this requirement)
GSPCA Versatility Certificate Advanced (GSPCA VCA) requires 11 points, including minimally at least one point from each of FOUR columns, two being 4 point or higher value awards from those four columns. At least one point must come from either the Field Column or the Hunt Column (The GSPCA RD and RDX also count for this requirement)